VOA慢速英语:Will UN Peace Plan Work in Syria?

短语讲解：

1. A ceasefire proposed by the United Nations is supposed to takeeffect in Syria in the coming days.

be supposed to 被期望；应该
例句：He is supposed to be back at the base by seven. 
他应该在7点以前回到基地. 

2. But Syrian government forces continued to attack oppositiontargets across the country on Friday.

continue to do 继续做...
例句：We should unequivocally continue to do so. 
我们要把这条路线一直贯彻下去，决不动遥

3. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than twentypeople were killed -- most of them civilians.

most of 绝大多数
例句：Most of the Asians live on rice. 
大多数亚洲人以大米为主食。 

4. Opposition activities say tens of thousands of Syrians tookpart in anti-government protests.

tens of thousands of 数以万计的
例句：These tasks brought to the fore tens of thousands of activists. 
这些工作中涌现出成千上万的积极分子。 

5. He thinks President Assad is unlikely to follow the peace planbecause that would give the opposition new strength.

be unlikely to 不可能
例句：What he tells us is unlikely to happen. 
他告诉我们的，不像是真事。 

6. Growing numbers of Syrians fleeing the violence have pouredinto neighboring Turkey. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglucalled the U.N.

numbers of 许多
例句：Numbers of this enormous magnitude are very difficult to comprehend. 
这个巨大的数字是很难想象的。 

7. secretary-general on Friday to express concern about thegrowing number of refugees.

concern about 关心；担心
例句：She showed great concern about you. 
她很为你担心。